Inside

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 delivers overwhelming performance for Inside, a game that is far from demanding by modern standards. The measured data shows that this combination does not merely clear the 60 FPS playable threshold; it demolishes it at every resolution and preset, leaving substantial headroom for high-refresh-rate displays or future titles.

Measured FPS Breakdown

The benchmark results for this combo are uniformly excellent, with the lowest recorded average still being nearly 40% above the 60 FPS threshold. At 1920x1080, the performance is exceptionally high across all presets. The Low preset produces an average of 386.1 FPS, which is the highest figure recorded across the entire test suite. Moving to Medium yields 359.2 FPS, while High and Ultra produce 226.8 FPS and 219.9 FPS respectively. The gap between Low and Medium is relatively small, but the jump to High and Ultra represents a more significant drop, likely due to increased shading and post-processing demands.

At 2560x1440, the same pattern emerges, but with expected scaling penalties. The Low preset achieves 331.1 FPS, which is a 14.2% decrease from the 1080p result. Medium follows at 265.9 FPS, while High and Ultra produce 163.6 FPS and 155.2 FPS respectively. Notably, the Ultra preset at 1440p still delivers more than double the playable threshold, indicating that this resolution is not a meaningful stress point for the hardware.

The 3840x2160 results show the most significant scaling impact, yet performance remains exceptionally strong. The Low preset at 4K produces 208.5 FPS, which is a 46% reduction from the 1080p Low figure. Medium yields 163.6 FPS, High delivers 101.6 FPS, and Ultra drops to 97.8 FPS. The spread between presets widens at higher resolutions: at 4K, the difference between Low and Ultra is 110.7 FPS, whereas at 1080p it is 166.2 FPS. This suggests that the GPU begins to exert more influence at higher resolutions, though the CPU remains sufficient to avoid becoming a bottleneck.

Best Settings per Resolution

Given the playable threshold of 60 FPS, the best settings at each resolution are determined by selecting the most demanding preset that stays at or above that mark. The data shows that this combo can run Inside at maximum settings at every tested resolution.

At 1920x1080, the Ultra preset is the best choice, delivering an average of 219.9 FPS. This is more than 3.5 times the playable threshold, making it ideal for high-refresh-rate monitors. At 2560x1440, the Ultra preset again remains the best option, with an average of 155.2 FPS. This still provides ample headroom for smooth gameplay even on 144Hz displays. At 3840x2160, the Ultra preset produces 97.8 FPS, which is comfortably above the 60 FPS threshold. While this is a notable drop from the lower resolutions, it remains perfectly playable and smooth. There is no scenario in this test suite where the user must compromise on visual quality to achieve acceptable performance.

CPU and GPU Roles

The division of labor between the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 becomes clearer when examining the scaling patterns across resolutions and presets. The Ryzen 9 7900X is a 12-core, 24-thread processor based on the Zen 4 architecture, with a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. Its benchmark scores are impressive, with a Cinebench R23 multicore score of 29300 and a single-core score of 2016.5. The RTX 4070, based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, has 5888 shading units and 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering a bandwidth of 504.2 GB/s.

The FPS data suggests that Inside is not a heavily threaded title, and the CPU's single-core performance is the primary driver at lower resolutions. At 1080p, the difference between Low and Medium is only 26.9 FPS, while the jump to High costs an additional 132.4 FPS. This pattern indicates that the GPU's shading workload becomes more significant as settings increase, but the CPU is never the limiting factor. The Ryzen 9 7900X's single-thread performance, as evidenced by its 3DMark single-thread score of 1093, is more than sufficient to feed the GPU at these frame rates.

At 4K, the scaling behavior changes. The difference between Low and Medium at 4K is 44.9 FPS, which is proportionally larger than at 1080p. This is a sign that the GPU is becoming more saturated at higher resolutions. The RTX 4070's 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 performance is the key constraint here, but it still manages to produce 208.5 FPS at Low settings. The CPU's role diminishes as resolution increases, but it does not become a bottleneck; the data shows that the GPU is the primary driver of performance differences between resolutions. The Ryzen 9 7900X's 64 MB of shared L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 memory support provide ample bandwidth for the GPU to work with, ensuring no starvation occurs.

How This Combo Ranks

The combination of the Ryzen 9 7900X and RTX 4070 ranks 654th out of 3716 tested combos for Inside. This places it in the top 17.6% of all configurations in the database, which is a strong result for a game with relatively modest requirements. The high rank is likely driven by the RTX 4070's strong raw performance, as well as the CPU's excellent single-core capabilities. The combo's percentile ranking reflects that it outperforms the vast majority of systems in this specific title, even though it is not the absolute top-tier configuration available.

The rank of 654 out of 3716 indicates that there are 653 other combinations that produce higher average FPS in this game. These would likely include configurations with more powerful GPUs such as the RTX 4080 or 4090, or CPUs with higher boost clocks. However, the fact that this combo sits in the top 20% confirms its balance; it does not require extreme hardware to excel in a puzzle platformer like Inside. The measured FPS data supports this, as the combo delivers over 200 FPS at 1080p Ultra, which is far beyond what most monitors can display.

Similar Performance Alternatives

Based on the nearest rivals for both the CPU and GPU, there are several hardware combinations that would behave similarly to the Ryzen 9 7900X and RTX 4070 in Inside. The CPU's nearest rival is the AMD EPYC 7313P, which has an average benchmark score of 53206, a mere 0.2% difference from the Ryzen 9 7900X's 53288. In practical terms, this means the EPYC 7313P would produce nearly identical frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios. However, the EPYC is a server-focused chip, so it would be an unusual choice for a gaming PC. The Intel Core i7-14700F is another close rival, with an average score of 53620, which is 0.6% higher than the Ryzen 9 7900X. This would result in slightly better performance in single-threaded tasks, but the difference would be imperceptible in real-world gameplay.

On the GPU side, the RTX 4070's nearest rival is the NVIDIA Tesla P4, with an average score of 37628, a 0.1% difference from the RTX 4070's 37648. The Tesla P4 is a data center card, so it is not relevant for consumer gaming. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 is a more practical alternative, with an average score of 37507, which is 0.4% lower than the RTX 4070. In Inside, the RX Vega 56 would produce frame rates within a few percent of the RTX 4070, making it a viable budget alternative. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is 1.3% faster than the RTX 4070, but as a laptop chip, it would be constrained by thermal and power limits, potentially reducing its real-world performance.

When combining these rivals, a system with an Intel Core i7-14700F and an AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 would deliver performance that is within 1% of the Ryzen 9 7900X and RTX 4070 combination. This is because the CPU's 0.6% advantage is offset by the GPU's 0.4% deficit. In Inside, where frame rates are already extremely high, such differences would not be noticeable. Users with these alternative components can expect essentially identical gameplay experiences in this title.

The Verdict

The data is unequivocal: this PC can run Inside flawlessly at every resolution and preset tested. The verdict by resolution confirms that all four settings — Low, Medium, High, and Ultra — are playable at 1920x1080, 2560x1440, and 3840x2160. The best settings at each resolution are the Ultra preset, with average FPS of 219.9 at 1080p, 155.2 at 1440p, and 97.8 at 4K. These figures are not merely above the 60 FPS threshold; they are substantially above it, meaning the system has significant headroom for any future updates or more demanding scenes.

For users with a 60 Hz display, this combo is massively overkill, as it will never drop below 97.8 FPS even at 4K Ultra. For those with high-refresh-rate monitors, the 1080p and 1440p results are particularly compelling, with the ability to drive 240 Hz and 144 Hz panels respectively at maximum settings. The only scenario where this hardware might feel constrained is if paired with a 360 Hz or faster monitor at 1080p, as the 219.9 FPS average at Ultra would not fully saturate such a display. However, dropping to Medium settings, which yields 359.2 FPS, would address this. Overall, this combination is more than capable of providing an excellent Inside experience, with no compromises required at any resolution.